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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Hearings and Appeals,

 

Final Filing Deadline in Special Refund Proceeding No. LFX-0002 
Involving Good Hope Refineries

AGENCY: Office of Hearings and Appeals, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Final Deadline for Filing Applications for Refund in 
Special Refund Proceeding No. LFX-0002, Good Hope Refineries.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Hearings and Appeals of the Department of Energy 
has set the final deadline for filing Applications for Refund from the 
escrow account established pursuant to a consent order entered into 
between the DOE and Good Hope Refineries, Special Refund Proceeding No. 
LFX-0002. The previous deadline was July 31, 1992. The new deadline is 
January 31, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas O. Mann, Deputy Director, 
Office of Hearings and Appeals, Department of Energy, 1000 Independence 
Ave., S.W., Washington, DC 20585 (202) 586-2094.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Hearings and Appeals of the 
Department of Energy is hereby setting a final deadline for the filing 
of Applications for Refund in the second Good Hope Refineries (Good 
Hope) refund proceeding. The first Good Hope refund proceeding, which 
distributed monies in the oil overcharge escrow account established in 
accordance with the terms of a consent order entered into by the DOE 
and Good Hope, is closed. Unclaimed funds were remitted to the States 
for indirect restitution under the Petroleum Overcharge Distribution 
and Restitution Act of 1986, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 4501 et seq. See 51 FR 
43964, 43966 (December 5, 1986). On June 28, 1991, we issued a Decision 
and Order setting forth final refund procedures to distribute 
additional Good Hope funds. See Good Hope Refineries, 21 DOE  85,309 
(1991), 56 FR 49475 (September 30, 1991). That Decision established 
June 30, 1992 as the filing deadline for purchasers of Good Hope 
refined products to submit refund applications.
    Since June 30, 1992, we have routinely granted extensions of time 
to Good Hope customers who were unaware of the proceeding or were in 
the process of gathering information to support their refund claims. We 
have now received 22 refund applications. Given that the proceeding has 
been open for three years, we have concluded that eligible applicants 
have been provided with more than ample time to file. We will therefore 
not accept applications that are postmarked after January 31, 1995. All 
Applications for Refund from the Good Hope Refineries Consent Order 
Fund postmarked after the final filing date of January 31, 1995, will 
be summarily dismissed. Any unclaimed funds remaining after all pending 
claims are resolved will be made available for indirect restitution 
pursuant to the Petroleum Overcharge Distribution and Restitution Act 
of 1986, 15 U.S.C. 4501.

    Dated: November 1, 1994.
George B. Breznay,
Director, Office of Hearings and Appeals.
[FR Doc. 94-27662 Filed 11-7-94; 8:45 am]
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